Bench-leg.



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GEORGE W. BAILEY, 0F HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR- TO VTALSHS I-IOIiYOKE STEAM BOILER. WORKS, 0F I-IOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS, A FIRM CONSIS'IING OF WILLIAM J'. WALSH AND CHARLES D. HEYWOQD.

BENCH-LEG.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented litay 25, 1915.

Application filed February 19, 1913. Serial No. 749,366.

To all whom it may con cern Be it known that I, GEORGE W. BAILEY, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Holyoke, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bench-Legs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved form of bench leg that can be constructed of structural elements such as those in common use, that can be readily and quickly assembled in the desired manner by simply cutting the elements in the desired lengths; and that can be quickly and economically assembled by the employment of simple and cheap securing means such as ordinary rivets; and which device will embody the necessary strength and rigidity, yet be of comparatively small weight, and of pleasing appearance.

In the accompanying drawing is shown one embodiment of my invention in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the leg. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same on a smaller scale. Fig. 3 is across section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 4; and Fig. 4 is a side elevation on a reduced scale.

In the drawing the device is shown as composed of a top member, formed of one or a pair of angular elements; a post member formed of one or a pair of angular elements; and a base also formed of angular elements. In the embodiment set forth, the top member is shown as composed of a pair of angle bars 5 and 6 placed with two of their outer faces in parallelism and offset, and interposed between these faces is a plate 7, these three members being suitably secured together, as by rivets .8; the top faces of the bars 5 and 6 lying in the same plane. These bars are shown provided with suitable openings 9 for securing the leg to the boards of a bench top, or any other desired member that the leg may serve to support. The plate 7 is shown as projecting down below the angle bars 5 and 6 forming an extension 10 to which is secured the post element of the device. This is composed of one or a pair of angular elements such as channel bars; two channel bars 12 and 13 being shown that are placed with their backs in opposition, but slightly offset, with the rear faces engaging the opposite faces of theextension 10 of the plate 7. Securing means areprovided at this place, such as rivets 14 passing through the'channel bars and through the plate extension 10, whereby these three members are rigidly secured to gether. It will be observed from Fig. 4 that the upper edge or end portions of the channel bars 12 and '13 bear against the lower edges respectively of the two angle bars 5 and 6; thereby the weight that is supported by the top bars 5 and 6 will be taken up by the two channel bars directly, and relieve the strain that would otherwise be imposed on the connecting rivets 14C.

The connecting plate 7 may have its lower edges inclined as shown, being somewhat in the outline of a triangle that is inverted.

The lower ends of the post elements 12 and 13 are preferably provided with a base member, although such is not necessary. As shown, an angle plate is attached along the opposite flange portions of the channel bars 12 and 13, an angle plate 15 having one portion 16 secured to the two opposite alining flange portions of the channel bars at one side; while an angle plate 17 has one portion 18 secured to the opposite alining flange portions of the channel bars, such fastening means being preferably in the form of rivets 19. The other portions 20 and 21 of these angle plates lie in the same plane and the lower ends of the channel bars are shown as lying in this same plane; that forms the base plane of the structure. These angle plates may be provided with one or more apertures 22 whereby the device can be secured to the floor or other place.

It will thus be understood that the device can be very economically constructed, being formed merely of a pair of angle bars, a pair of channel bars, and a connecting simple flat plate; and with the possible addition of two short lengths of angle plates secured to the lower ends of the channel bars. These several elements can be quickly and cheaply secured together by the mere use of ordinary rivets.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A bench support comprising a pair of angle bars to extend in a horizontal plane with an angle portion of the bars lying adjacent to each other, a plate interposed between the angle bars, a pair of channel bars with their backs adjacent each other and engaging opposite faces of the plate and secured thereto to constitute a supporting 7 post for the angle bars, and'angle plates secured to the opposite alining flange portions of the channel bars, substantially as and for the purpose specified 2. A bench support comprising a pair of angle bars to extend in a horizontal plane With an angle portionof the bars lying: adjacent each other and the other angle portion: extending: laterally, a' plate interposed between. the anglebars and secured thereto With a portion projectinga down beyond: the anglevbars, the-lower edge'of the projecting portions of the plate converging from the ends. toward each other, a pair of channel GEORGE W. BAILEY. Witnesses:

E. A. BARDWELL, VINCENT P. MARRAN.

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